The word “Aboriginal” has been applied to indigenous
residents of Australia, Tasmania and some other islands nearby
from the late 1700’s. The meaning of the word is actually
“the first or earliest indigenous”, but it soon was the
common name for all Indigenous Australians.
The word “Aboriginal” has been applied to indigenous
residents of Australia, Tasmania and some other islands nearby
from the late 1700’s. The meaning of the word is actually
“the first or earliest indigenous”, but it soon was the
common name for all Indigenous Australians.
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http://images.clipartof.com/thumbnails/43482.jpghttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indigenous_Australians#Aboriginal_Australians